Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Brisbane Editor. If it's on a screen big or small, happening in Brisbane and southeast Queensland, or news of national and international interest — particularly arts and entertainment — then Sarah is across it.

Sarah has also been a film critic for ABC radio for over a decade. Covering all things cinema and television, Sarah has written for Screen International since 2015, and contributed to SBS, ACMI, AACTA, Birth.Movies.Death, Flicks, Senses of Cinema, ScreenHub, ArtsHub, Junkee, FilmInk, Lumina, Metro Magazine, Screen Education and more. Sarah's background includes managing, writing for, mentoring at, being on judging panels at and hosting Q&As at Australian film festivals, such as the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival.

Favourite cinema in Brisbane: Angelika Film Centre, which is a glorious new place to see a movie.

Favourite cinema in Sydney: Golden Age Cinema & Bar, the one cinema everyone needs to go to in Sydney if they only go to one cinema.

Favourite cinema in Melbourne: The Astor Theatre, and not just because of its history with cinema cats.

News
Mark Your Calendar: Laneway Festival Has Just Announced Its 2024 Dates

You've still got a few more days to wait until the lineup drops, but you can clear your diaries for February Laneway shenanigans now.

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Taylor Swift's 'Eras' Tour Has Been Turned Into a Concert Film If You Missed Out on Gig Tickets

There's no release date Down Under as yet, but Swift's record-breaking tour is being immortalised on film.

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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in August

Spend your couch time watching Rose Byrne's ace aerobics dramedy, a wild genre-bender about a nun fighting AI and a stone-cold Korean masterpiece.

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This Trailer Means Joy: Your First Glimpse at 'Our Flag Means Death' Season Two Is Here

Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi's swashbuckling comedy is back on the streaming seas again — this time with Minnie Driver and 'Deadloch' favourite Madeleine Sami.

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What's the Opposite of "Huzzah!"?: 'The Great' Has Been Cancelled After Three Seasons

Hulu is saying farewell to this satirical take on Russian history starring Elle Fanning and Nicolas Hoult.

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Jason Derulo, Boyz II Men, Kelly Rowland and Flo Rida Are Heading Down Under for a Huge R&B Tour

'Whatcha Say', 'End of the Road', 'Low', Destiny's Child songs — they'll all get a whirl at this nostalgic gig.

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Scrapper

Thu, 31 Aug - Wed, 11 Oct 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

There's nothing piecemeal about this heartfelt, imaginative and exceptionally acted Sundance prizewinner about a reunited father and daughter.

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Adam Driver Hops Behind the Wheel in the First Trailer for Michael Mann's Racing Biopic 'Ferrari'

If you've ever wanted to see Adam Driver speed through Italy, this sneak peek is for you.

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Haunted Mansion

Thu, 31 Aug - Wed, 20 Sep 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Despite a great cast, this third attempt to bring the theme-park attraction to the screen can't summon up anything beyond a stretched and by-the-numbers affair.

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David Fincher Turns Michael Fassbender Into a Ruthless Assassin in the First Trailer for 'The Killer'

The 'Fight Club', 'Gone Girl' and 'Mindhunter' director reteams with his 'Se7ven' screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker on this hitman thriller, which is headed to both cinemas and Netflix.

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Past Lives

Thu, 31 Aug - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Debut films don't get any better than this movingly tender, blisteringly honest and deeply complex romance — and neither do new movies in 2023.

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Nostalgia Alert: Prime Video's Documentary About The Wiggles Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in October

'Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles' will premiere at SXSW Sydney, then arrive online for you to watch on the couch.

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HBO Won't Be Bringing Back The Weeknd's Pop Star Drama 'The Idol' for a Second Season

Created by the singer with 'Euphoria' mastermind Sam Levinson, this Lily-Rose Depp-starring look inside the music industry won't be coming back.

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'Rick and Morty' Season Seven Will Get Schwifty in Your Streaming Queue This Spring

Who'll be voicing the show's chaotic scientist and his grandson in the new episodes hasn't yet been announced.

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Rose Matafeo's Rom-Com Sitcom 'Starstruck' Returns for Season Three in September — and There's a Trailer

One of the most charming new shows of the last few years is back, this time following single life in London.

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The Weeknd Has Added Extra Dates to His 2023 Tour Down Under Before General Tickets Even Go on Sale

'The Idol' star will play second dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland on his huge 'After Hours Til Dawn' tour.

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Wes Anderson's New Short Film 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' Is Coming to Netflix in September

2023 is delivering not one but two new works by the beloved director: the already-released 'Asteroid City' and this 40-minute Roald Dahl adaptation.

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'Dune: Part Two' Now Won't Hit Cinemas Until March 2024 Amid Hollywood's Strikes

The first Timothée Chalamet-starring 'Dune' film was also delayed from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The 'Cat Person' Trailer Turns the Viral 'New Yorker' Story Into a Nicholas Braun-Starring Dating Thriller

Kristen Roupenian's widely read 2017 tale leaps to the screen, with 'CODA' star Emilia Jones as a college student navigating a dating nightmare.

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SXSW Sydney's Screen Festival Will Open with the Julia Garner-Starring Aussie Thriller 'The Royal Hotel'

Australian filmmaker Kitty Green reteams with the 'Inventing Anna' and 'Ozark' star after 'The Assistant' to launch the event's first screen fest Down Under.

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